Beechcraft A36 N136EL
1 July 2014 · San Antonio, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 1 July 2014 at about 19:55 local time, a Beechcraft A36 registered N136EL, operated by Angel Brothers Aviation Ltd, was involved in an accident near San Antonio, Texas, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 19:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- San Antonio, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- San Antonio Intl (SAT)
- Coordinates
- 29.5339, -98.4692
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft A36
- Registration
- N136EL
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1974
- Operator
- Angel Brothers Aviation Ltd
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Baytown → San Antonio
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN14LA354
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Probable cause
The failure of the landing gear retract rod.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The commercial pilot reported that, after conducting a personal flight and during the approach for landing, he attempted to lower the landing gear but that the left main landing gear did not extend. The pilot repeatedly attempted to lower the landing gear without success. He then chose to land the airplane with the landing gear retracted. Examination of the airplane revealed that the left main landing gear retract rod was fractured and buckled. Examination of the remaining landing gear components revealed no anomalies.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Apr 2014 | Beechcraft A36 | Wann, Oklahoma, United States | Dakota N8465S LLC | Serious injuries | - |
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| 10 Nov 2014 | Beechcraft A36 | Macarani, Brazil | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 26 May 2014 | Beechcraft A36 | Rockdale, Texas, United States | Pilots Choice Aviation Inc | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jan 2014 | Beechcraft A36 | Fryeburg, Maine, United States | Robert Chiarello | Fatal | 1 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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